You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) American Head of State
Nature cannot be tricked or cheated. She will give up to you the object of your struggles only after you have paid her price.
—Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American Author, Journalist, Attorney, Lecturer
Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. So aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.
—Bruce Lee (1940–73) American Martial Artist, Actor, Philosopher
He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
—Plautus (Titus Maccius Plautus) (c.250–184 BCE) Roman Comic Playwright
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it.
—Publilius Syrus (fl.85–43 BCE) Syrian-born Roman Latin Writer
First you destroy those who create values. Then you destroy those who know what the values are, and who also know that those destroyed before were in fact the creators of values. But real barbarism begins when no one can any longer judge or know that what he does is barbaric.
—Ryszard Kapuscinski (1932–2007) Polish Journalist
The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.
—Unknown
No one has a corner on success. It is his who pays the price.
—Orison Swett Marden (1850–1924) American New Thought Writer, Physician, Entrepreneur
The gods sell to us all the goods which they give us.
—Epicharmus of Kos (c.524–448 BCE) Greek Dramatist, Philosopher
Try not to become a man of success, but rather to become a man of value. He is considered successful in our day who gets more out of life than he puts in. But a man of value will give more than he receives.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.
—Jim Rohn (1930–2009) American Entrepreneur, Author, Motivational Speaker
DUCHESS: Diamonds are of most value,
They say, that have past through most jewellers’ hands.
FERDINAND: Whores, by that rule, are precious.
—John Webster (1580–1634) English Dramatist, Poet
The value given to the testimony of any feeling must depend on our whole philosophy, not our whole philosophy on a feeling.
—C. S. Lewis (1898–1963) Irish-British Academic, Author, Literary Scholar
We never know the worth of water ’til the well is dry.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
Expenditures rise to meet income.
—C. Northcote Parkinson (1909–93) British Historian, Author
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; he who would search for pearls must dive below.
—John Dryden (1631–1700) English Poet, Literary Critic, Playwright
The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings.
—William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English Essayist
There is no victory at bargain basement prices.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader
Teach us that wealth is not elegance, that profusion is not magnificence, that splendor is not beauty.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.
—Orison Swett Marden (1850–1924) American New Thought Writer, Physician, Entrepreneur
Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponent’s pressure, and the temporary failures.
—Vince Lombardi, Jr. (b.1942) American Lawyer, Politician, Motivational Speaker
The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–62) American Philosopher
Any power must be an enemy of mankind which enslaves the individual by terror and force, whether it arises under the Fascist or the Communist flag. All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded to the individual.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
We know the true worth of a thing when we have lost it.
—French Proverb
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.
—Bruce Lee (1940–73) American Martial Artist, Actor, Philosopher
Riches get their value from the mind of the possessor; they are blessings to those who know how to use them, and curses to those who do not.
—Terence (c.195–159 BCE) Roman Comic Dramatist
Why so large a cost, having so short a lease, does thou upon your fading mansion spend?
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Religion is the sole technique for the validating of values.
—Allen Tate (1899–1979) American Poet, Essayist
Forbidden things have a secret charm.
—Tacitus (56–117) Roman Orator, Historian
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